Greeks Mythology
Foreign women of mythology are set apart in some way from their fellows. The mythological figures of Helen of Troy and Medea are two key examples of this separation seen throughout mythology in antiquity. In the instance of Medea: the woman who "kills her children in vengeance when her husband deserts her" it is clear that Euripides wishes to permanently separate her from other mothers, not only in Greek mythology, but also from other mothers from any type of story from any time period. Helen of Troy's case however is seemingly different. Believed by many to be the cause, of the Trojan War, she is portrayed as somewhat a divine creature. Helen's mortal parents were Leda and Tyndareus, but her real father was known to be Zeus, who had also fathered one of her brothers, Polydeuces. Helen, a great beauty, was worshipped by many men but was eventually married to Menelaus. Whilst this was happening a prince named Paris was
In studying the myth of Helen of Troy it is important to discover exactly what she was portrayed as: a heroine or a goddess? The exceptional circumstances of Helen's conception and birth illustrate that she is at least semi-divine, as her father was Zeus, however turning to the opposite end of her life, how is her death portrayed? It is common knowledge that at the cessation of the Trojan War Helen travelled back to Sparta and spent the rest of her life Menelaus, but what after that? It is somewhat expected that she has no mortal ending, instead she is either elevated to her rightful divine status, or spends her days in the Elysian Fields. promised by the goddess Aphrodite the most beautiful woman in the world as his wife, and it would appear that this promise set in motion the beginnings of the Trojan War. Paris came to Sparta, the home of Helen and Menelaus, visiting as a royal guest, and after Menelaus had departe
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